Terrorists fire upon Army vehicles in J&K
JAMMU, Jan 12: Suspected terrorists fired upon a convoy of vehicles carrying security personnel in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir on Friday evening, prompting security forces to launch a search operation, officials said.No security personnel was injured in the attack, they said.“At around 1800h today, a Security Forces convoy of vehicles was fired upon by suspected terrorists from a jungle near Krishna Ghati, Poonch sector. No casualties to own troops. Joint search operations by Indian Army and JKP (Jammu and Kashmir Police) are in progress,” the White Night Corps of the Army posted on X.The vehicles that came under attack were carrying security personnel back to the camp, the officials said. The incident came after a high-level security meeting chaired by Northern Army Commander Lieutenant General Upendra Dwivedi to chart out an anti-terror operation plan for the new year to foil design of terrorists in the region.A similar ambush on Army vehicles took place in Poonch’s Dhatya Morh in Dera Ki Gali area on December 21. Four Army personnel were killed in the attack. Rajouri and Poonch districts, which were peaceful in the past, have witnessed targeted attacks by terrorists on the Army and civilians, they said.(PTI)
IAS officer’s wife questioned by ED
RANCHI, Jan 12: Senior IAS officer Avinash Kumar’s wife Preeti Kumar appeared before the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Friday for questioning in connection with alleged irregularities in a plot allotted to a private hospital, officials said.Preeti Kumar appeared at the ED’s regional office around 1 pm for questioning in the Berlin Hospital land case, they said.The hospital, to which she is linked, is located at Bariatu Road in the state capital, they added.The ED had summoned her on January 3 but she skipped the summons. Then, she was issued a fresh summons for January 12, officials said. (PTI)
